Laure Prouvost in permanent commission at JFK Airport Terminal 6, NY, USA

16 July 2024

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that Laure Prouvost is among 18 artists selected to debut new public art commissions at JFK Airport Terminal 6, in 2026. The art program is led by Public Art Fund, the independent nonprofit organization dedicated to art in public spaces. The featured artists, will capture the spirit of New York with sculptures, suspended installations, wall works, and glass mosaic floor medallions that will be seamlessly integrated into the terminal.

The project supports the Port Authority's vision to create a world-class passenger experience at JFK, as it has done at the award-winning, internationally recognized terminals at the new LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal A, through public art, operational excellence, 21st century technology and world-class functionality. The new Terminal 6 is a key component of the Port Authority’s transformation of JFK into a world-class gateway, with two new terminals; two expanded and modernized terminals; a new ground transportation center; and an entirely new simplified roadway network.

"Art takes a starring role at the new Terminal 6. Walls, floors, ceilings and volumes will all be enriched with architecturally integrated, site-specific commissions by some of the most extraordinary artists of our time,” said Nicholas Baume, artistic & executive director of Public Art Fund. “Like Terminal 6 and New York itself, the reach of the art program is global, featuring artists from near and far, from groundbreaking, emerging voices to senior, celebrated figures."

Curated by Public Art Fund, Artists Selected by Committee from Port Authority, JFK Millennium Partners, and Arts Community.

Explore the full program via The New York Times.

Image: Laure Prouvost portrait at Venice Biennale, 2019. Photographed by Alexandre Guirkinger.